In order to boost and support India's renewable energy sector going forward, the government is working on a multi-pronged strategy that focus on energy storage, offshore wind and Green Hydrogen simultaneously, according to Dinesh Jagdale, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).
Speaking at the US-India Energy Summit here, Jagdale said MNRE has adopted a strategy of faster adoption of renewable energy in the Indian electricity sector. "We are following the mantra of greening the grid and more electrifying of the economy. This is the way forward and at this stage defines our endeavour to move towards India's energy transition," he said.
Jagdale was speaking as a panelist in a discussion on "Fostering Innovation: Technology for Sustainability". He said the results of MNRE's efforts over the past 5-6 years are being seen now, the electricity grid has adopted RE at a fast pace, solar power which has shown maximum growth and wind energy's growth is also set to pick up.
"What is really important is the new areas of growth we are looking at. With more penetration of renewable energy, we require more support to the grid. We now need a grid that is stronger, safer and more secure. Looking at the energy era that is going to come till 2030, and the pace at which the energy capacity will be added, it will also require a lot of support in other systems and we need to add energy storage capacity," he said.
